Podcast of Open Left at Labour Conference

13 October 2009

The coming year is a going to be a crucial one for the future of the Left: our response to the economic crash, our attitude to equality and our agenda for democratic and political reform are all being debated in the context of a looming general election.

Open Left held a fringe event on Sunday 27th September at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton to debate these issues (and many more) in the spirit of openness and plurality.

The event was chaired by Krishnan Guru-Murthy, and panelists included Tessa Jowell MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Olympics, London and Paymaster General; David Lammy MP, Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property at BIS; James Purnell MP for Stalybride and Hyde; Rt Hon Roy Hattersley and Steve Richards, Chief Political Commentator, The Independent. They answered questions from the floor and those previously submitted by visitors and contributors to the Open Left website.

Listen to the podcast of the event here

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